Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard | |
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Born | 22 October 1916 |
Died | 2 November 2007 | (aged 91)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1939–1972 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 71887 |
Unit | Scots Guards |
Commands | London District 4th Guards Brigade 2nd Battalion Scots Guards |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
Spouse(s) | Jean Hamilton-Dalrymple
(m. 1946; died 1947)Jane Meade-Newman
(m. 1950; died 1995)Victoria Baring (m. 1997) |
Children | 6 |
Relations |
Major General Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard, GCVO, CB, CBE, MC, DL (22 October 1916 – 2 November 2007) was a senior officer in the British Army. He later served as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the British Royal Household for ten years until 1982, and Gold Stick-in-Waiting and Colonel of The Life Guards for 20 years, finally retiring in 1999.